Frank Ntilikina acknowledged he had been thinking too much during the previous few games and admitted he might have hit the rookie wall. But he busted through it Monday, and at just the right time for the Knicks.
They allowed a 14-point lead over the Nets to be cut to two and needed a fourth-quarter spark to help avoid another collapse. Ntilikina provided it. He played a strong fourth quarter on both ends of the court and produced his first career double-double in the Knicks’ 119-104 victory at Barclays Center.
Ntilikina flirted with a triple-double and finished with 10 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal.